BRUNI: Please, let’s stop talking about Bachmann
She’s a bonanza for the news media, which these days have vast acres of not only cable TV but also cyberspace to fill.
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KRISTOF: Evangelicals need more leaders like Stott
The Rev. John Stott didn’t preach fire and brimstone on a Christian television network.
STOSSEL: David Mamet’s conversion to conservatism
Was he a brain-dead liberal? The newspaper, not Mamet, put that headline on his article.
SOWELL: Who is poor? It depends on who’s asking
Why should the average taxpayer be subsidizing people who have much more wealth than they do?
DOUTHAT: Obama is diminishing his own presidency
The administration’s maneuvering keeps working out as planned, but Obama’s position keeps eroding.
EARLY: Don’t underestimate our National Guard
The Indiana Guard Ranger Company served intact in the Vietnam War and earned more medals in 1969 than any U.S. Army company in a one-year period.
SHELLA: Rename clunky IUPUI for Doc Bowen
You could come up with a clumsier name for a college than Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, but it would be tough.
KINGSOLVER: Ballard is a mayor for the next generation
As a young person jaded by countless politicians’ broken promises to “ensure a better future for our children and grandchildren,” it is refreshing to see a political leader actually enact policies and programs that deliver on those promises.
CAMPBELL: What to do with Lafayette Square Mall
Safe, traditional options won’t work here; we have to get aggressive.
WOUDENBERG: Troubling reflections from the White case
For the voter, Republican or otherwise, it suggests an irresolute moral character that makes at least this conservative think twice about why she’s involved in a party that apparently can’t be bothered to look after its own.
KETZENBERGER: There’s nothing divine about a balanced budget
The governor, legislative fiscal leaders and their fiscal staffs deserve a lot of credit, but their effort to put Indiana on sound fiscal footing is not miraculous. They did it the old-fashioned way—with a lot of hard work, tough decisions and a little luck.
VAUGHN: Indianapolis should ban contractor contributions
For too long, candidates for county and city offices have taken for granted that a large percentage of their campaign war chests come from individuals and entities seeking to do business with local government.
BOEHM: New districts further polarize Legislature
New maps are as severely gerrymandered as their predecessors, and adherence to some stated goals of neutral districting does not come close to achieving a fair plan.
BENNER: Fans get jilted in NFL’s player, owner lovefest
Allow me to interject this sentiment into the euphoria surrounding the agreement among the National Football League owners and players to end their labor dispute.
WEB REVIEW: Music site tries to crack U.S. with alleged exclusivity
Taking advantage of our basic desire to be part of the insider crowd, Spotify has launched here on an “invitation-only” basis.
DINING: Take your pick(les) of interesting choices at Black Market
First in a month-long series of reviews of new arts district eateries.
LOU’S VIEWS: Playing catch-up with Indy stage productions
Reports on shows by Actors Theatre of Indiana, the Phoenix, ComedySportz, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and more.
SKARBECK: Regulators aren’t so bad, and we really need them
while the cost of regulatory compliance can be annoying, they do serve a vital societal function—consumer protection.
ALTOM: Ready to toss your old cell phone? Think again
Today, the typical cell phone has the productive life of a cockroach: about 18 to 24 months. It’s not that the phones stop working.
HICKS: Woody Guthrie, Ron Paul and the national debt
Now, I have been given to observe many a wondrous and unusual thing over the course of my life, but the thought of Ron Paul and Woody Guthrie cozying up on fiscal policy leaves me virtually speechless.